John Brown's plan seemed fairly straightforward: he and his men would establish a base in the Blue Ridge Mountains from which they would assist runaway slaves and launch attacks on slaveholders.

John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...

On October 16, 1859, John Brown led 21 men on an assault at Harpers Ferry -- an event that shook ... Copeland was captured alive. During his trial, in which he was convicted and sentenced to ...

ISBN: 1611215978 John Brown and the Coming of the Civil War John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry amplified North ... and his movement to Harper's Ferry. The actual raid, on the night of October 16, 1859 ...

John Brown hoped to end slavery when he raided a federal armory at Harpers Ferry in 1859. His plan failed ... Booth assassinated President Lincoln in April 1865. Brown’s raid, trial, and hanging ...

The "Civil War Showcase" in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, offers an immersive experience of the Civil War era. Visitors are greeted at a replica of John Brown's engine house and can explore ...

John Brown was a man of action -- a man who would not be deterred from his mission of abolishing slavery. On October 16, 1859, he led 21 men on a raid of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry ...

Harper's Weekly Illustration of U.S. Marines attacking the firehouse which John ... Harper's Ferry. PD By the summer of 1859, Brown had finalized his plans. His target was the federal arsenal at ...

Harper's Weekly Illustration of U.S. Marines attacking the firehouse which John ... Harper's Ferry. PD By the summer of 1859, Brown had finalized his plans. His target was the federal arsenal at ...